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Building resilience: projecting the impact of changes before they reach prod with Blackfire

Blackfire allows you to predict the impact of changes before they go live. Not only does it shield you from degraded performances, but it can prevent you from being the source of potentially global outages.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Jul 22, 2024

Boosting PHP performance: mastering OPcache optimization with Blackfire

Unlock the full potential of your PHP applications with our comprehensive guide to OPcache optimization. Dive deep into the PHP compilation mechanism and see how Blackfire’s continuous observability solution can ensure your settings are always optimized for the best performance.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Jul 17, 2024

Black Friday is coming: embrace performance-driven growth with Blackfire

Major events’ success isn’t about last-minute fixes; it’s about continuous preparation. Blackfire helps you establish performance baselines, detect issues proactively, and optimize resources effectively.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Jul 03, 2024

Understanding continuous profiling:  part 3

Our journey behind the observability scenes ends with continuous profiling, the intermittent data collection of which offers a unique tradeoff between the quality of the information available and minimal overhead.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Jun 19, 2024

Understanding continuous profiling: part 2

Let’s continue our journey behind the observability scenes, explore the extends and limits of a deterministic stack, and understand how continuous profiling can fit into this landscape.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Jun 05, 2024

Understanding continuous profiling:  part 1

Embark on a journey behind the scenes to discover the different ways of collecting observability data and converting it into actionable information.

By Thomas di Luccio, on May 22, 2024

Mastering continuous observability with Blackfire: a deep dive into the continuous profiler dashboard

Blackfire’s continuous profiler dashboard opens new performance improvement possibilities. Let’s learn how to navigate through flame graphs, and table views to pinpoint performance bottlenecks and optimize your code.

By Thomas di Luccio, on May 08, 2024

Blackfire, the opinionated do-it-for-me observability solution

Discover how Blackfire transforms observability with its opinionated, do-it-for-me platform—turning complex data into clear, actionable insights.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Apr 24, 2024

Supporting Ryan Weaver: a pillar in the PHP community and tech education faces his toughest challenge

Renowned for his significant contributions to Symfony’s ecosystem and Blackfire’s educational resources, Ryan Weaver is now facing a dire diagnosis of incurable brain cancer. Find out how you can support Ryan during this immensely challenging time.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Apr 10, 2024

The art of time control: achieving excellence with Blackfire

Blackfire transforms the race against time in web app development by accelerating issue discovery and ensuring lasting optimizations. Let’s create the conditions to spend more time adding value to end-users rather than being stuck in endless bugfix cycles.

By Thomas di Luccio, on Mar 20, 2024